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The Structures of Life
Genetic Medical Sciences — This science education booklet reveals how structural biology provides insight into health and disease and is useful in developing new medications. Chapter 3: The World of NMR: Magnets, Radio Waves, and Detective Work Chapter 4: Structure-based ...More…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic and Genomic Science
Human Genome Research Institute — Genetics and genomics both play a role in health and disease. Genetics helps individuals and families learn about how conditions, such as sickle cell anemia, are inherited in families; what screening and testing is available; and in for some ...More…
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Currently Supported Large-Scale Genome Sequencing Projects
National Institute of Allergy — When scientists identify genes that are unique to a particular microbe, drugs can be targeted to these genes, and the products of these genes can be incorporated into experimental vaccines. Strategies can be devised to counteract genetic ...More…
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Are You at Risk for Diabetes and Prediabetes?
News in Health — Diabetes: Equal Opportunity Disease?, November 2005 issue of The NIH News in Health - Consumer Information Based on Research from the National Institutes of Health Some populations have higher rates of diabetes. African Americans, Hispanic ...More…
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Malonyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase deficiency
National Library of Medicine — Malonyl-coenzyme A (CoA) decarboxylase deficiency is a condition that prevents the body from converting certain fats to energy. The signs and symptoms of this disorder typically appear in early childhood. Almost all affected children have delayed ...More…
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Genes & Populations
Genetic Medical Sciences — Whoops, we detected that your browser does not have JavaScript, or it is disabled. Our publications ordering form requires that you have JavaScript enabled to order publications. Netscape and Microsoft offer free browsers which support ...More…
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NINDS — Scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have developed a computer search tool that rapidly compares DNA sequences among animal species to identify those sequences that have not changed during evolution. ...More…
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Gene Therapy to Prevent Hearing Loss
National Institute of Deafness — HomeResearchStories of DiscoveryGene Therapy to Prevent Hearing Loss Background: Hearing impairment is frequently caused by the loss of hair cells in the cochlea of the inner ear. Hair cells, named for the hairlike projections on the top surface ...More…
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New Genetics Home Reference
National Institutes of Health — What is a gene, exactly? And what's a chromosome? How does DNA come into this picture? And now that you're asking, how can it be that diseases like Alzheimer's and breast cancer are inherited in some cases, but not in all? By now, most of us ...More…
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Epigenetics:
News in Health — Which is more important in shaping who we are and what we will become-our genes or the environment around us? For centuries, people have debated whether nature or nurture decides how we look and act. Now, a field of research called epigenetics is ...More…
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Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency
National Library of Medicine — Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency is an inherited disorder in which the body is unable to use the vitamin biotin effectively. This disorder is classified as a multiple carboxylase deficiency, a group of disorders characterized by impaired ...More…
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NIGMS -- Medicines for YOU
Genetic Medical Sciences — The medicines for you page of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic biomedical research. A RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH MEDICINAS PARA USTED Revised February 2005 DID YOU ...More…